Intel Suspends Production
At Two Oregon Chip Plants

Intel Corp. said it is suspending production at two chip plants in Oregon for about two weeks in order to reduce supplies of older generations of chips.

Additionally, some of the plant's employees were told they were eligible for the company's "voluntary separation plan" -- basically, a package of incentives to quit. Officials of the Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker said the separation plan was "consistent" with the...